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AeroGrow AeroGarden with Gourmet Herb Seed Kit

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
Does this actually work? Ive always felt it was really "gimicky"
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Yes, it does - if it is what you are looking for 😛
- i prefer DiY hydro as it is a lot cheaper to make but this is a "professional kitchen top" unit that does grow herbs.
 
www.vitacost.com has it for less ($99 - 8% + $5 s/h) if you google for their 8% off coupon. Add a few more things (like the seeds at 10% discount and the nutritional tablets at 50% discount) and the deal starts looking better. BTW, Amazon's best price is now $129, so vitacost appears to be lowest on the internet pricing.

Basically this is a way to grow stuff (peppers, tomatos, salad greens, herbs, etc.) in a very controlled manner inside your house with no dirt, no bugs, no other junk - very clean, very little mess, and almost no maintenance. No matter if you're a green thumb or not, this will give you good food or good plants.

At a cost.... it's not cheap, and you can buy lots of potted plants for this much. But if you want lots of food, growing fast, and like seeing stuff grow inside the house, this is a neat toy.
 
Does this thing really work?

I'd be mainly interested in growing tomatoes and romaine lettuce.

And is it silent, or does it produce a constant hum or buzzing noise?

 
I have one near where I am sitting; if you really listen you can hear a little bit of water moving; unless you're in a dead silent location you usually won't hear that.
 
Works great. Not at the same time, of course, but it works great. If you want to grow both at the same time, buy 2 Aerogrow units. Or 3.
 
Is this, over the long run, going to be competitive with just buying romaine and tomatoes at the local supermarket?

Or planting the same in a raised bed garden?

And do the upgraded Pro or Deluxe models make more sense economically?
 
Originally posted by: mshan
Is this, over the long run, going to be competitive with just buying romaine and tomatoes at the local supermarket?
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Nope, not even close. This is $99, and lettuce is still dirt-cheap at the markets, so buying a $20 seed kit and running electricity and spending $time$ to do all this gardening means you'll never make money at it.

Or planting the same in a raised bed garden?
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If you have a raised bed garden, and the willingness to use it, you aren't in the target market for this device.

The target market for this device is those of us too busy (or lazy) to own and prepare our own garden outdoors (high-rise dwellers, apartment dwellers, etc.) who still want to be able to have fresh fruits, veggies, and other foods and flowers at our beck and call 24x7.

If having food ready and waiting to be eaten at any given moment, being able to watch it grow day by day, knowing exactly where it came from and knowing it will always be fresh and safe, and never having to go to the supermarket again for herbs, lettuce, or tomatoes isn't of interest, don't buy it.
 
Originally posted by: mshan
And do the upgraded Pro or Deluxe models make more sense economically?
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Define "make more sense economically", please. They're twice as much and don't output twice as much stuff, so by that definition, probably not.

This isn't a money-making device. You won't come out ahead vs. buying at the local market, unless the price of tomatoes skyrockets (which could happen....) or unless you're in a very bad market (anywhere in Alaska or Hawaii, for example...but in Hawaii you can grow so much outdoors it's not an issue....)

Are you serious in these questions? Basic common sense says there's plenty of dirt outside and if you want to take the time you can easily utilize that dirt to grow lots of stuff. There will be bugs in it, it will be dirty, and birds will poop on it, but it will be cheap and it will grow just as food has for the last few thousand years.

The Aerogarden's a little bit different. You pay for that.
 
I haven't bought a raised bed garden, but was thinking about it (I'd say about $200 initial cost).

I would like to have romaine readily available all the time because I don't go to the supermarket that often; plus their romaine is often not that good.

I think I might buy one and try the romaine kit, with anticipation of buying the cherry tomato kit later.

 
One other question, if I may:

Do these pod kits deteroriate over time?

I really don't need the herbs kit, and would buy either the romaine or salad leaf kit to use first.

 
Originally posted by: mshan
One other question, if I may:

Do these pod kits deteroriate over time?
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Probably slightly, as any organic seed would.

I really don't need the herbs kit, and would buy either the romaine or salad leaf kit to use first.
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Cool; mail it to me. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: apoppin
Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
Does this actually work? Ive always felt it was really "gimicky"
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Yes, it does - if it is what you are looking for 😛
- i prefer DiY hydro as it is a lot cheaper to make but this is a "professional kitchen top" unit that does grow herbs.
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tell me more about DIY hydro!
 
Google; there are all kinds of different hydo solutions out there if you're willing to invest the time and money. The aerogrow/aerogarden setup is for those wanting to invest in none of the former and some of the latter. It works well, is reasonably inexpensive ($100 isn't THAT much, and $20 per 'season' of crops is a ripoff but most ppl can afford it).
 
Originally posted by: mshan
I haven't bought a raised bed garden, but was thinking about it (I'd say about $200 initial cost).

I would like to have romaine readily available all the time because I don't go to the supermarket that often; plus their romaine is often not that good.

I think I might buy one and try the romaine kit, with anticipation of buying the cherry tomato kit later.
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Raised bed = 4 1x6 boards + dirt. How does that 200 bucks!
 
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